June 21, 2025 • 29 mins
Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon Governor General of Canada and Commander-in-Chief
Happy National Indigenous Peoples Day 2025!
In today's special episode, I got to speak with the first Indigenous person to ever hold the position of Governor General of Canada - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon.
You can check out her website here:
https://www.gg.ca/en
CREDITS:
Video, audio, editing - Mark Peachey
Host, writer, editing - Pam Palmater
"A Letter to Canadians" video clip - Governor General of Canada
"The Day of the Apology" video clip - Government of Canada (as GC Indigenous)
Pictures, crest, and biographical information - Governor General of Canada website
Official photos - Sgt Johanie Maheu, Rideau Hall © OSGG, 2021
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